Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm in case they die fighting Russia
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Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm in case they die fighting Russia

Ukrainian soldiers headed off to battle are trying to ensure the survival of their bloodlines by freezing their sperm before they leave. The practice — which several local clinics have begun offering for free — has become something of a patriotic duty, according to the New York Times. Besides being…

Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
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Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing students and other civilians, in a violent follow-up to dueling high-level diplomatic missions aimed at bringing peace after 13 months of war. “Russia is shelling the city with bestial savagery,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in…

Ukraine’s northeastern front could decide new battle lines
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Ukraine’s northeastern front could decide new battle lines

A tank carrying Ukrainian infantry speeds toward a target position marked with a metal sheet. The soldiers climb down, hurl grenades and unleash a crackle of machine-gun fire. Then they repeat the moves, getting faster with every iteration. It’s only a drill. But with the sounds of the real war rumbling just…

Biden won’t send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets ‘for now’ 
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Biden won’t send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets ‘for now’ 

On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden said Friday that he’s ruled out supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with F-16 fighter jets, at least “for now.”  The 80-year-old president made the declaration during an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir, and comes despite repeated calls…

The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war
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The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war

How is the Ukraine war going to end? This question bedevils smaller arguments over Western aid to the brave Ukrainian forces. Bringing it into tighter focus is Vladimir Putin’s decision to pass the winter with ever-more-brutal strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian targets — such as last Saturday’s murderous missile…